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Elizabeth Torrens interviewed by Inge Riebe in the NSW Bicentennial oral history collection [sound recording]
Bib ID 2168783
Format AudioAudio [sound recording]
Author
Torrens, Elizabeth, 1918-, Interviewee
 
Access Conditions Access conditions under review. 
Description 1988 Jan 
2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 min.) : 1 7/8 ips. 
Series

NSW Bicentennial oral history collection

Summary

Torrens, an Aboriginal, was born on Tabulam, Old Reserve, NSW, and speaks of her family background ; being raised by her grandmother and aunts ; childhood memories ; riding horses ; fishing and lifestyle on the reserve ; her grandmother's employment as cleaner/housemaid ; working as a cleaner, corn pulling ; living conditions ; corroborees and stories from relatives ; living on the river bank ; family values ; honesty ; her father's employment ; alcohol and Aboriginals ; recreation and games ; school memories ; description of the Old Reserve ; Aboriginals and employment today compared to when she was young ; white and black relations in district ; her husband's employment ; Aboriginals working in the local asbestos mine ; friendships with whites ; learning the Aboriginal culture ; hunting, bush food ; memories of her grandfather ; social life and recreation ; dances, celebrations ; her marriage ; her husband's health ; lifestyle during marriage ; employment ; rations ; religion ; local families ; floods ; Aboriginal's camp.

Notes

Includes index.

Recorded by the NSW Bicentennial Oral History Project, funded by a bicentennial grant to the NSW Council on the Ageing and the Oral History Association of Australia (NSW).

DCM record; National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;

Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript available 2 v. (33 p., 39 p.) 
Subjects Torrens, Elizabeth, - 1918- - Interviews.  |  Women, Aboriginal Australian - New South Wales - Social conditions.  |  Women, Aboriginal Australian - Biography.  |  Older people - New South Wales - Biography.  |  Tabulum (N.S.W) - Social conditions - 1901-1945.
Other authors/contributors Riebe, Inge, Interviewer  |  N.S.W. Council on the Ageing  |  Oral History Association of Australia. N.S.W. Branch  |  NSW Bicentennial Oral History Project
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300 |a2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 min.) :|b1 7/8 ips.
440 0 |aNSW Bicentennial oral history collection
500 |aIncludes index.
500 |aRecorded by the NSW Bicentennial Oral History Project, funded by a bicentennial grant to the NSW Council on the Ageing and the Oral History Association of Australia (NSW).
506 |aAccess conditions under review.
520 |aTorrens, an Aboriginal, was born on Tabulam, Old Reserve, NSW, and speaks of her family background ; being raised by her grandmother and aunts ; childhood memories ; riding horses ; fishing and lifestyle on the reserve ; her grandmother's employment as cleaner/housemaid ; working as a cleaner, corn pulling ; living conditions ; corroborees and stories from relatives ; living on the river bank ; family values ; honesty ; her father's employment ; alcohol and Aboriginals ; recreation and games ; school memories ; description of the Old Reserve ; Aboriginals and employment today compared to when she was young ; white and black relations in district ; her husband's employment ; Aboriginals working in the local asbestos mine ; friendships with whites ; learning the Aboriginal culture ; hunting, bush food ; memories of her grandfather ; social life and recreation ; dances, celebrations ; her marriage ; her husband's health ; lifestyle during marriage ; employment ; rations ; religion ; local families ; floods ; Aboriginal's camp.
530 |aDCM record;|bNational Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;|dnla.oh-2301-0190
555 0 |aTranscript available 2 v. (33 p., 39 p.)
600 1 0 |aTorrens, Elizabeth,|d1918-|vInterviews.
650 0 |aWomen, Aboriginal Australian|zNew South Wales|xSocial conditions.
650 0 |aWomen, Aboriginal Australian|vBiography.
650 0 |aOlder people|zNew South Wales|vBiography.
651 0 |aTabulum (N.S.W)|xSocial conditions|y1901-1945.
700 1 |aRiebe, Inge.|4ivr
710 2 |aN.S.W. Council on the Ageing.
710 2 |aOral History Association of Australia.|bN.S.W. Branch.
710 2 |aNSW Bicentennial Oral History Project.
773 0 |tNSW Bicentennial oral history collection|w(AuCNL)1361367
984 |aANL|cORAL TRC 2301/190
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